• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer
  • Home
  • Videos
  • Signup for Emails
  • What You Can Do
  • About True Dignity
    • About the Board
    • Contact Us
  • Links
  • Report Abuse

True Dignity

Citizens Against Assisted Suicide

Ad example

Suicide is never death with dignity, and assisted suicide legislation threatens true patient choices at the end of life.

CT continued

March 17, 2014 by Administrators

Representative/Doctor in opposition

2 patients in hospice that were not terminally ill. After 2 months they returned home and lived for many years after that. 15% in Waterford(?) were let out of hospice and sent to other care.

People would talk about what it does to the inheritance, and how much they’re losing daily by sustaining care.

His wife is now a cancer survivor due to treatment 1.5years ago. 10 years ago, she’d probably be dead.

Everyday today, a cure is found for new diseases.  Some people who committed suicide a cure is found a month later for what they’re

 

Barry Williams (former lobbyist)

FOR it has Parkinsons disease

the Bill does not include me, but I hope that one day it will be.

 

Rep Johnson question:

Did you see there might be added protections that we can put in there, or do you think it’s fine the way it is.

–One of the things the CT legislature is know for is studying the issue and implementing the best from other states.

 

Senator Kane:

When I first came into the hearing, a Senator Holden-Winfield said he can’t see the slippery slope.

Can you see the slippery slope as a lobbyist and as one asking for it to be expanded?

–I think it’s (loss for words). Any time you pass legislation it’s a slippery slope somewhat.

Senator Kane:

I do see how there is a slippery slope given this testimony.

Senator Michael Mclachlan

Stand in Firm opposition.

“this legislation would promote a culture of assisted suicide and tell our citizens that suicide is an answer to life’s hardships.”

Suicide in all circumstances is a tragedy.

Does not have sufficient safeguards. No safeguard to ensure it was done voluntarily.

 

In states where AS has been approved, suicide rates have increased.

Oregon suicide rate is 41% higher than National Average.

 

Is a healthcare facility allowed to opt out (rhetorical question, no)

 

Polls in MA showed residents supported AS, but when brought to ballot, it was turned down.

 

Rep Betts question:

Feel free not to answer this “I was struck by someone who had Lou Gehrig’s disease” and listening to that individual it was unpleasant. A certain amount of empathy for those with a terminal illness. How do we help individuals under those circumstances.

–I would agree it’s a very difficult life experience. And I can attest to those who have witnessed to me living through unbearable life circumstances.  Aggressive pancreatic cancer survivor 13 years later still living, when diagnosis was “fait accompli” (certain death).

Regardless of life challenges ahead, we are surrounded by individuals who care about us and want to see us flourish.

Rep Sayers:

Thank you for your comment on knowing a suicide victim. It has a long term effect on the individual. One of my concerns is long term effect on the family. Hospices are against this. It’s contrary to the core elements of hospice. I would appreciate more comment on that.

–important point on those left behind. it’s a tragedy not just for the individual but for all those left behind. Those who have witnessed suicide and assisted suicide suffer PTSD. And I can vouch for that. (choked up).

Filed Under: Uncategorized

Primary Sidebar

  • Facebook
  • Twitter
  • YouTube

Stay Active!

  • Get Action Alerts Emails
  • Make Calls
  • Write Letters

Vermont Government

  • Governor Phil Scott
  • Lt. Governor David Zuckerman
  • State Reps By District
  • State Senators By District
  • VT Legislative Directory

Stay Informed!

  • Join our email list

More to See

(no title)

January 16, 2011 By Administrators

PHYSICAL MOVEMENTS OR OTHER EXTERNAL SIGNS OF DISTRESS ARE SOMETIMES EXHIBITED”

February 28, 2022 By Administrators

ACTION ALERT

January 11, 2022 By carolyn

Tags

abuse Act 39 Another Defeat for Assisted Suicide coercion Letters to the Editor: Pauline Austin Opponents of Assisted Suicide Greatly Outnumber Proponents at Manchester Forum. S.74 safeguards Story of a person with disabilities opposing assisted suicide telehealth

Article Categories

  • Ablism (2)
  • Acceptance of Unintended Consequences (5)
  • Action Alert (3)
  • Administrative (4)
  • Agism (4)
  • Alerts (24)
  • Animal euthanasia argument (4)
  • Board (1)
  • Brittany Maynard (1)
  • California (4)
  • Canada (3)
  • Canada Supreme Court (1)
  • Cheapness of Assisted Suicide (5)
  • Choice Becomes "Duty" to Die (14)
  • Chronic Diseases Rendered Terminal by Non-treatment (3)
  • Classism and Assisted Suicide (4)
  • Colorado (2)
  • Commentary (27)
  • Compassion and Choices (7)
  • Conflict of Interest (4)
  • Connecticut (6)
  • Conscience Rights (2)
  • Cost Cutting Agenda of Barbara Coombs Lee (2)
  • Countering the PAS lobby (1)
  • Court rulings (1)
  • CT (1)
  • Damage to Family (3)
  • Damage to Helpers (1)
  • Death with Dignity (3)
  • Defeats in other states (10)
  • Depression (8)
  • Devaluation of Lives with Disabilities (32)
  • Disability Rights Groups' Opposition (30)
  • Doctor's Power (3)
  • Dying with Real Dignity (1)
  • Editorials (5)
  • Elder Abuse (25)
  • Election 2014 (3)
  • Error Possibility (2)
  • Euthanasia/Assisted Suicide Contagion (2)
  • Euthanasia/Assisted Suicide Two Sides of the Same Coin (8)
  • Exemption options (4)
  • Expansion of Assisted Suicide/Euthanasia (16)
  • Georgia (3)
  • Germany (1)
  • Healthy people helped to commit suicide (2)
  • Language manipulation (3)
  • Legal Opinions (7)
  • Legislative Efforts in Other Countries (3)
  • Legislative Efforts in Other States (10)
  • Legislative Testimony (1)
  • Letters to the Editors of Newspapers (13)
  • Letters to the Legislature (2)
  • Maine (1)
  • Maryland (1)
  • Massachusetts (3)
  • Medical Opinions (18)
  • Medical Power (5)
  • Medical Societies (6)
  • Montana (2)
  • Moratorium (2)
  • Murder Invitation (3)
  • Nevada (1)
  • Never Investigated (1)
  • New Jersey (5)
  • New Mexico (1)
  • New York (4)
  • New York (1)
  • Not a Peaceful Death (5)
  • Oregon (4)
  • Other Countries (3)
  • Other States (11)
  • Out of State/General (10)
  • Palliative Care (7)
  • Personal Stories (6)
  • Pharmacists (6)
  • Polls (4)
  • Pro Assisted Suicide (1)
  • Prognosis Inaccuracy (3)
  • Racism and Assisted Suicide (1)
  • Randy Brock (1)
  • Rationing (3)
  • Reasons to Oppose (3)
  • Rejections of Assisted Suicide in Other Countries (3)
  • Rejections of Assisted Suicide in other states (5)
  • Relatives Won't Know (4)
  • Religious "movement" (1)
  • Repeal Effort (4)
  • Richard Doerflinger (1)
  • Selfishness of Proponents (3)
  • Selling of Suicide (7)
  • Silencing Opposition (2)
  • Slippery Slope (23)
  • Suicide Contagion (23)
  • Suicide Increase (10)
  • Suicide Tourism (3)
  • Talking Points (2)
  • Testimony before non-VT legislative bodies (3)
  • Transparency Lack (1)
  • True Dignity (22)
  • Uncategorized (375)
  • Unused Drug Dangers (1)
  • Unworkability if Regulations Attempt to Make AS "Safe" (1)
  • Updates (1)
  • US (1)
  • Vermont (18)
  • Vermont Alliance for Ethical Health Care (5)
  • Vermont Governor (4)
  • Vermont Legislature (61)
  • Videos (24)
  • Vote Count on Passage (4)
  • Vote Results (5)

Footer

Tags

abuse Act 39 Another Defeat for Assisted Suicide coercion Letters to the Editor: Pauline Austin Opponents of Assisted Suicide Greatly Outnumber Proponents at Manchester Forum. S.74 safeguards Story of a person with disabilities opposing assisted suicide telehealth

Recent

  • (no title)
  • PHYSICAL MOVEMENTS OR OTHER EXTERNAL SIGNS OF DISTRESS ARE SOMETIMES EXHIBITED”
  • ACTION ALERT
  • S.74: A step down the slippery slope
  • Vermont’s Second Assisted Suicide Report Does Not Reassure

Search

Copyright © 2025 · True Dignity · Log in